TODS DEFENCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-49.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+29.9% vs 2023
Employees
91
+4.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+307% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,715,000 | £15,541,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,064,000 | £4,331,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £949,000 | £3,217,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,512,000 | £1,271,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £11,249,000 | £14,614,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £10,759,000 | £13,976,000 | |
| Equity | £10,958,000 | £2,821,000 | £4,647,000 | £7,271,000 | £9,810,000 | £10,759,000 | £13,976,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 91 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,733,000 | £4,336,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1% | 20.7% |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-21 | — | — |
| KRANZOW, Keith | Director | 2025-10-21 | Apr 1976 | American |
| PITMAN, Nigel John | Director | 2025-10-21 | May 1965 | British |
| SWINDELL, Jacqueline Louise | Director | 2025-07-09 | Dec 1977 | British |
| VILLA, Marco | Director | 2025-10-21 | Mar 1975 | American |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLEY, Shirley | Secretary | — | 2013-07-10 |
| VP SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-07-10 | 2025-10-21 |
| BOWLEY, Shirley | Director | — | 2011-04-04 |
| BUCK, Jeff Lloyd | Director | 2020-05-21 | 2025-10-21 |
| BURTON, Steven Arnold | Director | — | 2013-07-10 |
| CONWAY, David | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2013-07-10 |
| COX, Andrew John | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-07-01 |
| DOMBROWIK, Anthony | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2020-05-21 |
| ECKERSALL, Peter Anthony | Director | 2015-01-19 | 2025-10-21 |
| EDGLEY, Andrew David | Director | 2020-08-21 | 2025-10-21 |
| FINCH, Simon Timothy | Director | — | 2015-12-31 |
| GOULD, Geoffrey Vivian | Director | — | 2005-10-31 |
| HITCHINGS, Thomas Paul | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2011-03-23 |
| LOUCH, Philip George | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2020-08-21 |
| LOUCH, Philip George | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-07-10 |
| NAGEL, Rick Ronald | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2025-10-21 |
| PAIGE, Steven Allen | Director | 2020-05-21 | 2020-05-21 |
| RIPPER, Richard Antony | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2013-07-10 |
| RUDALL, Ernest John | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| SALTARELLI, Gerald Bredeson | Director | 2025-07-09 | 2025-10-21 |
| SANDERSON, Peter Charles | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| SMITH, Stephen James | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2015-01-19 |
| STOKES, Peter David | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1998-06-08 |
| WINTERBOTTOM, Richard David Charles | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2013-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-21 | Active |
| Agc Acquisitions 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-27 | Ceased 2025-10-21 |
| W&J Tod Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 6
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+32.7%
£11,715,000 £15,541,000
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Cash
-49.4%
£2,512,000 £1,271,000
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Net assets
+29.9%
£10,759,000 £13,976,000
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Employees
+4.6%
87 91
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Profit before tax
+307%
£1,064,000 £4,331,000
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Wages
+16.2%
£3,733,000 £4,336,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers